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THE STARVING MORMONS. — The St. Louis Republican says, "We have a most dismal account of the condition of the Mor-mons who undertook to migrate to Califor-nia, but stopped at a place agreed on be-tween them and Col. Allen, where the latter was desirous of raising a battalion of in-fantry from among them. They were to locate on the Platte river, and there to re-main for an indefinite period of time. They attempted to raise a crop for their subsis-tence, but failed to do so, and have aban-doned the Platte, and are now at Bellevue, on the Missouri river, near the Council Bluffs. They are said to be in a starving condition, and nothing but the aid of the government, during the coming winter, will save many of them from death. President Polk, it is understood, some time ago des-patched an agent to their camp, to inquire into their condition— probably with a view of granting them some relief— and he is said to have returned to St. Louis on the Gen. Brooke."

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THE STARVING MORMONS. — The St. Louis Republican says, "We have a most dismal account of the condition of the Mor-mons who undertook to migrate to Califor-nia, but stopped at a place agreed on be-tween them and Col. Allen, where the latter was desirous of raising a battalion of in-fantry from among them. They were to locate on the Platte river, and there to re-main for an indefinite period of time. They attempted to raise a crop for their subsis-tence, but failed to do so, and have aban-doned the Platte, and are now at Bellevue, on the Missouri river, near the Council Bluffs. They are said to be in a starving condition, and nothing but the aid of the government, during the coming winter, will save many of them from death. President Polk, it is understood, some time ago des-patched an agent to their camp, to inquire into their condition— probably with a view of granting them some relief— and he is said to have returned to St. Louis on the Gen. Brooke."